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It’s Time! These Three Foods Help You Naturally Get The Greatest Night’s Sleep

DM Whits
3 min readJul 1, 2022

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Lady getting the greatest night sleep. Sleeping with her head on a white pillow.
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Did you know there are foods you can eat to help you get a great night’s sleep? Three foods to eat during the day to help you sleep at night are oats, walnuts and cherry juice.

Sleep has a major impact on every aspect of our lives. If you don’t have a good night’s sleep you are not functioning mentally as well as you should be. When I was younger my motto was sleep later. I burned the candle at both ends. As a result, I was sluggish, tired and over emotional.

Lady yawning ready for a great night’s sleep
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Sleep that soothes away all our worries. Sleep that puts each day to rest. Sleep that relieves the weary laborer and heals hurt minds.

William Shakespeare

There are a lot of simple things we can do to get a better night’s sleep starting with what we eat.

Oats

Oats are a precursor to serotonin and melatonin. By making sure that you are getting enough oats in your body it can help you get a better night’s sleep. Oats have the building blocks to create tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that cannot be produced by the human body. It must be obtained…

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DM Whits
DM Whits

Written by DM Whits

I am an educator, therapist, and friend who is passionate about telling stories that curate good thoughts and SMILES! Contact me at dmwhits@dmwhits.com

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